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  • The Terror That Comes in the Night

    An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions

    Series series Publications of the American Folklore Society
    David Hufford's work exploring the experiential basis for belief in the supernatural, focusing here on the so-called Old Hag experience, a psychologically disturbing event in which a victim claims to have encountered some form of malign entity while dreaming (or awake). Sufferers report feeling suffocated, held down by some "force," paralyzed, and extremely afraid.The experience is surprisingly ... Read more

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  • Spiritual Transformation and Healing

    Anthropological, Theological, Neuroscientific, and Clinical Perspectives

    Joan D. Koss-Chioino and Philip Hefner's new volume is unique in exploring the meaning of spiritual transformation and healing with new research from a scientific perspective. An interdisciplinary group of contributors-anthropological, psychological, medical, theological, and biological scientists-investigate the role of religious communities and healing practitioners, with spiritual ... Read more

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  • A Dark Place in the Center

    A Collection of Poems

    On the subject of alcoholism, the language and publications of recovery literature run the gamut from self-help guides to inspiring stories. Author David Prinz Huffordhimself a recovered alcoholic who has been sober now for thirty yearsadds his own voice to this topic in the form of this new collection of verse.His poetry spans the full range of alcoholism, from initiation at parties to full-blown ... Read more

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  • The Terror That Comes in the Night

    An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions

    Series series Publications of the American Folklore Society
    David Hufford's work exploring the experiential basis for belief in the supernatural, focusing here on the so-called Old Hag experience, a psychologically disturbing event in which a victim claims to have encountered some form of malign entity while dreaming (or awake). Sufferers report feeling suffocated, held down by some "force," paralyzed, and extremely afraid.The experience is surprisingly ... Read more

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